Discoveryhealthchannel

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Discoveryhealthchannel
Discovery Health Channel
Owned byDiscovery Communications, Inc.
Sister channel(s)Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Travel Channel, Discovery Times, Discovery Kids, The Science Channel, Discovery Home, Military Channel, Discovery en Español, Discovery HD Theater
WebsiteDiscovery Health Channel (US)
Availability
Satellite
DirecTVChannel 279
Dish NetworkChannel 189
C-BandAMC 11-Channel 613 (4DTV Digital)
Cable
Available on most cable systemsCheck Local Listings for channels

Discovery Health Channel (or DHC), launched on August 2, 1999, is a U.S. cable television network dedicated to programming that highlights various aspects of health and wellness (and unwellness as well). The network is a media property of Discovery Communications Inc., the parent company of other popular cable TV networks such as Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, and the Travel Channel.

A version of DHC has been set up in Canada as well; Discovery Health Canada is a joint venture between Canadian media giant Alliance Atlantis and Discovery Communications Inc. Another version of the channel in the United Kingdom has since been renamed Discovery Home & Health.

Former logo

In the beginning, DHC started out rerunning material from other Discovery Communications entities, most notably the medical-based reality show programming from TLC. As the network matured, it began producing its own programming in the reality show genre, mostly dealing with babies (Babies: Special Delivery, Birth Day), bodies (Plastic Surgery: Before And After, National Body Challenge), and blood (The Critical Hour, Dr. G: Medical Examiner). DHC also shows episodes of the CBS medical drama series Chicago Hope on a semi-regular basis.

DHC won its first Daytime Emmy in 2004 for its original series about adoptive families, Adoption Stories. Most of DHC's fitness-related programming has since been spun off to its sister network FitTV, though some of it remains, such as the annual National Body Challenge series.

Programs

  • Chicago Hope
  • Dr. G: Medical Examiner
  • Dr. Know
  • Impact: Stories Of Survival
  • Jon & Kate Plus 8
  • Lifeline
  • Mystery Diagnosis
  • Paramedics
  • Plastic Surgery: Before And After
  • Rescue 911
  • Runway Moms
  • Strictly Dr. Drew (new show)
  • Strictly Sex with Dr. Drew
  • The Critical Hour
  • Trauma: Life In The E.R.
  • Adoption Stories
  • Babies: Special Delivery
  • Baby Baby
  • Birth Day
  • I Lost It!
  • Labor And Delivery
  • Make Room For Baby
  • Maternity Ward
  • Medical Incredible
  • Medical Maverick
  • National Body Challenge
  • Plastic Surgery: Beverly Hills
  • Rebuilt
  • Super Surgery
  • The Dr. Joy Browne Show
  • Mystery Diagnosis
  • Diagnosis X

See also

  • List of DirecTV channels
  • List of Dish Network channels